Last month, The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) conducted an online poll which revealed that twenty-four percent of more than 1,400 respondents would not tell their spouse if he/she were experiencing financial difficulties. Reasons given for withholding this information included the fear that it would cause the spouse to worry (nine percent), that the [...]
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How Much Salary Should a Stay at Home Mom Earn?
My wife, Tracy, recently went out of town for a few days. This left me in charge of our two daughters – Ava, age 6, and Ella, 3. I know how hard Tracy’s job is (I actually stayed home and took care of Ava for 8 weeks shortly after she was born by using the [...]
The Royal Wedding – Magical, But Not Reality
Last week many people tuned in to watch the Royal Wedding. In fact, according to ABC News, over 2 billion people viewed this event. I know some here in America woke up extremely early to watch Kate become a princess. I have written a previous post about the downfall of spending a lot of money [...]
Biggest Money Struggles for Married Couples [Christian Financial Alliance]
This post was originally published at Dollars and Doctrine. The Christian Financial Alliance was created to help readers. The idea is this: Create a panel of biblical finance gurus. People who take seriously the call to teach the Bible accurately with grace and truth. Once a month, we post a question with a response from our panel to provide you [...]
Marriage and Money: How to Involve Your Spouse in Financial Decisions
Keeping your spouse involved in the management of finances and financial decisions can be a tough thing to do. In most situations, there is a nerd (as Dave Ramsey often puts it) in the family who likes doing the numbers stuff. The nerd pays the bills, manages the spending or cash flow, looks for great [...]
Are You Leaving an Inheritance for Your Children?
Isn’t it interesting how life’s bigger events seem to get people more serious about their finances such as leaving an inheritance for your children? I know when my wife became pregnant with our daughter; all sorts of questions were raised. Will you stay home with the baby or continue working? How do we pay off [...]
Money and Relationships: Communication Tips
Communication is a very crucial part of our daily life, especially when it involves money and relationships. According to Dictionary.com, it is the act or process of communicating; means of sending messages. When we communicate, we are giving or interchanging thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc. Improper communication however can become [...]
Finances for Engaged Couples: Tips from Dave Ramsey
If you’ve just gotten engaged, you’re busier than you’ve ever been with thoughts about your upcoming marriage. How will you ever set a date, come up with a guest list, decide what everyone has to wear, choose a venue, host a reception, and plan a honeymoon within the year? And then there’s the wedding budget [...]
Divorce and Money: 5 Practical Tips to Avoid a Divorce over Money Issues
Did you realize that out of the top five reasons for divorce which are financial issues, communication problems, abuse, infidelity, and sexual problems, money is the number one reason given for divorce? Why is that? I believe it has to do with two main facts. One, money is something we have to deal with every [...]
My Greatest Christmas Gift
One of the greatest gifts I received came around Christmas when I was 7 years old. At that time, my parents did not have a lot of money. My mom was a stay-at-home mother (I have a brother 2 years younger than I) and my dad worked for the family appliance business. We lived in [...]
Talk to Your Spouse About Money | Helpful Guidelines
Communication is key when it comes to finances. Lack of communication only causes frustration, distrust, and messy finances, but it is one topic couples will often avoid. Why? Often times it is caused by fear. Yet, without communication, it only causes more pain. As Larry Burkett, my favorite financial author and Christian teacher, says, “Money is [...]
Frugal Wedding Budget Review (Part 2)
This is part 2 of my frugal wedding budget review. In August, I wrote about how to plan a frugal wedding. Last time I wrote about my own wedding budget. We discussed costs for dress, tux, photo, video, invitations, programs, decorations, and flowers. If you missed part 1, be sure to check that out. Here [...]
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